Prof. Mariangela Gioannini Profile

Prof. Mariangela Gioannini

Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (22)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Dynamical analysis of multimode VCSELs with elliptical oxide aperture

Cristina Rimoldi, Lorenzo Columbo, Alberto Tibaldi, Pierluigi Debernardi, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 12904, 129040L (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003714

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Oxides, Relative intensity noise, Modulation, Data communications, Simulations, Data transmission

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Frequency combs in III-V/SiN integrated hybrid lasers with narrowband mirror

Cristina Rimoldi, Lorenzo Columbo, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 12905, 129050I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003710

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Frequency combs, Waveguides, Laser optics, Four wave mixing, Continuous wave operation, Silicon photonics

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Investigation of spatial hole burning and linewidth enhancement factor impact on distributed-feedback quantum cascade lasers dynamics

Sara Zaminga, Lorenzo Columbo, Carlo Silvestri, Mariangela Gioannini, Frédéric Grillot

Proceedings Volume 12880, 1288002 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001622

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Semiconductors, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum physics, Optical gratings, Free space optics, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 30 June 2022 Open Access

A multi-disciplinary project to combine electronic design and photonics

Michele Perotti, Paolo Savio, Giovanni Costanzo, Valter Ferrero, Franco Fiori, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 12297, 122971V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635568

KEYWORDS: Photonics, Receivers, Optical components, Optical communications, Field programmable gate arrays, Electronics engineering, Computer networks, Communication engineering, Analog electronics, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

Dissipative solitons and frequency combs in a ring quantum cascade laser

Lorenzo Luigi Columbo, Marco Piccardo, Franco Prati, Luigi Lugiato, Massimo Brambilla, Alessandra Gatti, Carlo Silvestri, Mariangela Gioannini, Nikola Opacak, Benedikt Schwarz, Federico Capasso

Proceedings Volume PC12143, PC121430I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631339

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Study of nonlinear effects and self-heating in silicon microring resonator including SRH model for carrier recombination

Marco Novarese, Sebastian Romero Garcia, Don Adams, Jock Bovington, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 12006, 120060G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607247

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Resonators, Waveguides, Refractive index, Absorption, Microrings, Electromagnetism, Wave propagation, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Stability of a III-V/Si hybrid laser with a frequency-selective SiN mirror

Cristina Rimoldi, Lorenzo Columbo, Jock Bovington, Sebastian Romero-Garcia, Dominic Siriani, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 12021, 1202109 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2608133

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Continuous wave operation, Laser stabilization, Silicon photonics, Laser applications, Reflectors, Waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Frequency combs and temporal solitons in a coherently driven ring quantum cascade laser

Lorenzo Columbo, Franco Prati, Luigi Lugiato, Alessandra Gatti, Mariangela Gioannini, Carlo Silvestri, Benedikt Schwarz, Nikola Opacak, Marco Piccardo, Federico Capasso, Massimo Brambilla

Proceedings Volume 11705, 117050Y (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578431

KEYWORDS: Quantum cascade lasers, Solitons, Frequency combs, Microresonators, Turbulence, Physics, Optical resonators

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

CW performance of QD lasers on silicon including carrier transport in the SCH barrier (Conference Presentation)

Marco Saldutti, Alberto Tibaldi, Federica Cappelluti, Francesco Bertazzi, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 11301, 113010E (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545946

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Gallium arsenide, Modulation, Quantum dots, Silicon photonics, Integrated circuits, Quenching (fluorescence), Integrated optics, Silicon, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Time domain traveling wave model of optical feedback tolerant hybrid laser design for silicon photonics applications (Conference Presentation)

Lorenzo Luigi Columbo, Jock Bovington, Dominic Siriani, Sebastian Romero-Garcia, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 11301, 113010G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546731

KEYWORDS: Silicon photonics, Hybrid optics, Laser development, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Laser optics, Laser sources, Data communications, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductor optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Resonance condition and field distribution in line-defect photonic crystal cavities

Marco Saldutti, Jesper Mørk, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 11301, 113010W (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545149

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Photonic crystals, Scattering, Refractive index, Fourier transforms, Cladding, Nomenclature

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2019 Presentation

Modeling self-pulsing and self-generation of optical frequency combs in QD lasers (Conference Presentation)

Lorenzo Luigi Columbo, Paolo Bardella, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 10912, 109120K (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515899

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2018 Presentation

Self-generation of optical frequency combs in single section QD lasers: theory and numerical modelling (Conference Presentation)

Paolo Bardella, Lorenzo Columbo, Javad Rahimi, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 10682, 106820G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307025

KEYWORDS: Frequency combs, Quantum dot lasers, Numerical modeling, Integrated optics, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum dots, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Continuous wave operation, Quantum cascade lasers, Laser optics

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Optical Frequency Combs (OFC) generated by semiconductor lasers at optical communication wavelengths are promising laser sources for high capacity optical interconnects exploiting WDM techniques; very often they are integrated with Silicon Photonic integrated circuits to realize compact and low-cost transmitters. Quantum Dot (QD) or Quantum Dash (QDash) single section Fabry-Perot lasers have turned to be a good candidate for this application because they can generate a comb of self-locked optical lines using just one laser diode operating in CW and no saturable absorber section. In this talk we review the state-of-art of these devices and their applications, evidencing also the analogies with single section Quantum Cascade Lasers, that, as for QD and QDash lasers, generates optical combs in the mid-IR or THz range. We will focus on the understanding of the physical effects that can explain the self-locking of the lasing lines and we will compare the self-locking mechanism in Quantum Dot and Quantum Well lasers. We will then present the numerical simulation tool we have developed to simulate the self-locking in Quantum Dot Fabry-Perot lasers. Our model is based on a Time-Domain Traveling-Wave (TDTW) approach that properly accounts for coherent radiation-matter interaction in the semiconductor active medium and includes the carrier grating generated by the optical standing wave pattern in the laser cavity. We show that the latter is the fundamental physical effect at the origin of the multi-wavelength spectrum appearing just above the laser threshold, but it is not enough for forcing the self-locking of the optical lines. The self-mode-locking regime associated with the emission of OFC is achieved for higher bias currents and it ascribed to nonlinear phase sensitive effects as Four Wave Mixing (FWM). To quantify the locking of the lines we have calculated some indicators that are obtained by the post processing of the calculated optical electric field of the laser output. These indicators are the RF spectrum at the beat note, the optical linewidth of the lasing lines and the Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) spectrum for both the total power and the power of each line. Varying the CW injected current above threshold we have observed three different regimes: in the first one, at low current, the laser is dominated by multi-wavelength emission with rather wide RF beat note and high low frequency RIN, this regime corresponds to an unlocked regime. In the optical spectrum we observe an optical line and side bands due to FWM components. In the second regime, at much higher current, the RF beat note is extremely narrow and the low frequency RIN of each line reduces significantly; in the optical spectrum the lines narrow and the side-bands disappear. This is a self-locked regime. In an intermediate current range, we have a transition regime where the state (locked or unlocked) depends on the initial conditions. Our results explain in detail the behavior observed experimentally by different research groups and in different QD and Quantum Dash (QDash) devices.

Proceedings Article | 9 May 2018 Paper

RF line width and integrated RIN study of a single-section quantum dot comb laser

Paolo Bardella, Christoph Weber, Lorenzo Columbo, Luke Lester, Mariangela Gioannini, Stefan Breuer

Proceedings Volume 10682, 1068223 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307553

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum dots, Frequency combs, Laser optics, Quantum electronics, Quantum cascade lasers, Laser applications, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Applied physics

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2018 Paper

Design of hybrid laser structures with QD-RSOA and silicon photonic mirrors

Mariangela Gioannini, Alessio Benedetti, Paolo Bardella, Jock Bovington, Matt Traverso, Dominic Siriani, Prakash Gothoskar

Proceedings Volume 10537, 105371I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289673

KEYWORDS: Hybrid silicon lasers, Mirrors, Silicon, Silicon photonics, Optical design, Laser development, Reflectivity, Waveguides, Microrings, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum dots

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2018 Paper

Spontaneous generation of frequency combs in QD lasers

Lorenzo Luigi Columbo, Paolo Bardella, Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 10553, 105530L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289886

KEYWORDS: Frequency combs, Semiconductor lasers, Waveguides, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Quantum dot lasers, Quantum dots, Optical simulations, Polarization, Reflectivity, Four wave mixing

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2016 Paper

Investigations on the relative intensity noise of a two-state quantum dot laser

R. Pawlus, M. Gioannini, M. Virte, W. Elsäßer, S. Breuer

Proceedings Volume 9892, 98920U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2229003

KEYWORDS: Quantum dot lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Laser optics, Quantum optics, Optical simulations, Diodes, Active optics, Quantum dots, Fluctuations and noise, Relative intensity noise, Beam splitters, Neodymium, Laser stabilization, Collimation, Electroluminescent displays, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Paper

Influence of inhomogeneous broadening on the dynamics of quantum dot lasers

C. Wang, M. Gioannini, I. Montrosset, J. Even, F. Grillot

Proceedings Volume 9357, 93570L (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079844

KEYWORDS: Remote sensing, Modulation, Amplitude modulation, Refractive index, Quantum dot lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Optical simulations, Quantum dots, Laser damage threshold, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2010 Paper

Analysis of carriers dynamics and laser emission in 1.55-μm InAs/InP(113)B quantum dot lasers

Jacky Even, Frédéric Grillot, Kiril Veselinov, Rozenn Piron, Charles Cornet, François Doré, Laurent Pedesseau, Alain Le Corre, Slimane Loualiche, Patrice Miska, Xavier Marie, Mariangela Gioannini, Ivo Montrosset

Proceedings Volume 7720, 77202F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863580

KEYWORDS: Carrier dynamics, Indium arsenide, Luminescence, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum dot lasers, Quantum dots, Laser damage threshold, Excitons, Spectroscopy, Phonons

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Theoretical analysis of 1.55-μm InAs/InP (113B) quantum dot lasers based on a multi-population rate equation model

F. Grillot, K. Veselinov, M. Gioannini, R. Piron, E. Homeyer, J. Even, S. Loualiche, I. Montrosset

Proceedings Volume 7211, 72110Y (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810171

KEYWORDS: Indium arsenide, Semiconductor lasers, Carrier dynamics, Telecommunications, Photons, Quantum dot lasers, Quantum dots, Laser damage threshold, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2004 Paper

Investigation of p-type doping effect on the gain characteristics of quantum dash semiconductor lasers

Mariangela Gioannini

Proceedings Volume 5452, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545989

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Doping, Modulation, Laser marking, Semiconductor optical amplifiers, Tunable lasers, Quantum wells, Quantum dots, Semiconductor materials, P-type semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2003 Paper

Design and simulation of self-pulsating semiconductor lasers for very high-speed optical clock recovery

Mariangela Gioannini, Antonio Vizzino, Ivo Montrosset

Proceedings Volume 5227, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.520100

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Clocks, Optical simulations, Data modeling, Phase shifts, Semiconductor lasers, Optical clocks, Antireflective coatings, Interfaces, Reflectivity

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